Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The spleen is vital lymphatic organ in the human body which located in the left hypochondrial region. Currently, its anatomical variation with immunological and hematological functions for its clinical significance gets attention. The aim of this study was to assess the congenital abnormalities of spleen in adult human cadaver. Materials and methods: For the study, we studied 90 cadavers with respect to the location, blood supply and any congenital variations in the spleen. All the observations during the study were noted for further analysis. Results: In the present study, we studied 90 spleens. Out of the 90 spleens, we observed that 76 spleens were normal in their location and had arterial supply from a single splenic artery (Table 1). However, we observed 9 cases of Accessory spleen and 5 cases of multilobulated spleen. The results were statistically non-significant. Conclusion: From the results of present study this can be concluded that multilobulated spleen even though is a rare anomaly can occur in patients generally. 45More accurate knowledge of splenic variations is of fundamental importance to improve diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.